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. >> patty murray indicated that democrats are willing to go off the fiscal cliff to get republicans to been on raising taxes. is that your position as congress is scheduled to come back? >> i can understand why patty said that in frustration. our position continues to be "let's work together." let's demonstrate to the american people -- >> when you say let's work together, what are democrats going to can see? what are they going to give up? >> we have put forward a plan. we have put forward a budget. when the other side says, even the presidential candidates say, listen, even if you a $10 of tax cuts for every $1 of revenue income, could you least compromise on that? they say no. democrats are not going to design a plan on the backs of beneficiaries. we are not going to stand by and see more tax cuts for billionaires' what people like my mother have to go without. it is personal. that is not going to happen. we have an opportunity -- there is the framework of these plants. hey, give the senate credit. they at least -- led by dick durbin -- they said, all right, we know a compromise
. >> patty murray indicated that democrats are willing to go off the fiscal cliff to get republicans to been on raising taxes. is that your position as congress is scheduled to come back? >> i can understand why patty said that in frustration. our position continues to be "let's work together." let's demonstrate to the american people -- >> when you say let's work together, what are democrats going to can see? what are they going to give up? >> we have put...
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people are ready to blame republicans for the problem if we go over the fiscal cliff. they are holding out for keeping tax rates down where the public has said tax rates should go up. way back before 2010, the public was saying it. there also behind in the image perspective. they are seen as the party of extremism and the summer of 2011 -- the summer did not engage deeply with the policy debates. they sniff out very early on -- the public of more sophisticated than some people think. there were no merits being used to make other political argument and people were very frustrated about that. nobody came of that debate looking good. that is when we started to see a wider opening in the gap of the leaders of the two political parties and the republican party has not overcome that image. they're playing a very similar strategy. >> how do you factor into your polls what the political workers call from game? you have to attribute that to get out the vote efforts. do you try to factor is that in before? >> it is one of the challenges. campaigns are using technology -- there i
people are ready to blame republicans for the problem if we go over the fiscal cliff. they are holding out for keeping tax rates down where the public has said tax rates should go up. way back before 2010, the public was saying it. there also behind in the image perspective. they are seen as the party of extremism and the summer of 2011 -- the summer did not engage deeply with the policy debates. they sniff out very early on -- the public of more sophisticated than some people think. there were...
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the fiscal cliff is a big problem. if we cannot do anything, we will hurt the economy. both parties will get together to do something. i have too much faith in them. host: the cost of the campaign was $5.40 billion in 2008. it is $6 billion when you combine the presidential campaign, the 35 u.s. senate races and the 34 races for the house of representatives. the president has 186 electoral college votes. 57 leaving. mitt romney has 36 states that lean mitt romney and 170 mitt romney electoral votes. caller: the question on the table is who we think is going to win and why. i believe president obama will be reelected. the tipping point will be the auto bailout. those people in ohio and michigan -- right now, the economy in ohio and michigan -- and i spend a lot of time in wisconsin -- they will be voting for obama because of that bailout. romney can pick up the democratic states, north carolina and florida. obama could lose the popular vote due to an increased amount of republican turnout this year and the effects of sandy and the northeast. it could hurt democratic turn
the fiscal cliff is a big problem. if we cannot do anything, we will hurt the economy. both parties will get together to do something. i have too much faith in them. host: the cost of the campaign was $5.40 billion in 2008. it is $6 billion when you combine the presidential campaign, the 35 u.s. senate races and the 34 races for the house of representatives. the president has 186 electoral college votes. 57 leaving. mitt romney has 36 states that lean mitt romney and 170 mitt romney electoral...
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year as the work and more comprehensive efforts to take on this fiscal cliff. >> has the speaker clued us in on how he will reach an agreement with the president on of flooding are getting past the fiscal cliff? that he will say the house passed a bill already that will address those things, including extending the bush tax cuts, but also making cuts other than those that are called in to sequester reductions. replacing some of those military cuts with cuts elsewhere. a lot of republican house ideas are to make cuts in social safety nets, like food stamps. that will not fly with democrats in the house or the senate. >> what are congressional democrats and the president looking for? >> it would say more broadly a balanced approach. in other words, hey, let's at least increase the tax rates, but those tax rates increased on the higher income, the 2% of the wealthiest americans, and that would go a long way to helping us not have to find so many other cuts and items to sort of get around this big hit of spending cuts and tax increases we are headed for. >> what is the timetable for action
year as the work and more comprehensive efforts to take on this fiscal cliff. >> has the speaker clued us in on how he will reach an agreement with the president on of flooding are getting past the fiscal cliff? that he will say the house passed a bill already that will address those things, including extending the bush tax cuts, but also making cuts other than those that are called in to sequester reductions. replacing some of those military cuts with cuts elsewhere. a lot of republican...
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fiscal cliff forces party to consider a compromise. this piece points out there's no time for contemplation here at the edge of washington's fiscal cliff as republicans like john baner have not months or weeks but days to decide if they overturn decades of party orthodox and tax increases to head off something worse across the board spending cuts and tax increases that could throw the economy into a recession. look at the overall debt in excess of 16 trillion dollars. part of the debate whether or not social security and medicare should be on the table. seed on the phone from buzzard's bay. republican line. >> good morning. steve, we've got so many groups and caucus they're all saying now you have your it's time for me to have mine. once that group gets what they want the next group says, well the first two got what they want and this is what we want. this, i don't see this ending. it's very sad situation and unfortunately i don't see much of a future as long as we have all these groups and caucuses. can i give you constructive critici
fiscal cliff forces party to consider a compromise. this piece points out there's no time for contemplation here at the edge of washington's fiscal cliff as republicans like john baner have not months or weeks but days to decide if they overturn decades of party orthodox and tax increases to head off something worse across the board spending cuts and tax increases that could throw the economy into a recession. look at the overall debt in excess of 16 trillion dollars. part of the debate whether...
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what i would like to say about the fiscal cliff is that you bring out all of these republicans, t baggers, whatever from southern red states, they have the worst health as far as obesity, high blood pressure -- which adds to medicare and medicaid spending. they have some of the worst school districts with no schools antidote jobs. -- notes skills and no jobs. you just seemed to be like a propaganda outlet -- outlet. host: appreciate your comment. i could not disagree with the board. we appreciate that. the market is pointing downward today. cnbc with an eye on what happened last night. friday could be a tense day as a resolution on the fiscal cliff appears less likely in the final trading days of the year. stock futures falling sharply. belle features seeing triple digit losses thursday evening. -- dow futures with a triple digit losses. the cliff is more than $500 billion in taxes and spending cuts that will start hitting the economy january 1 if congress does not act. they are expecting a compromise between house republicans and the white house it will head off the worst effects and lea
what i would like to say about the fiscal cliff is that you bring out all of these republicans, t baggers, whatever from southern red states, they have the worst health as far as obesity, high blood pressure -- which adds to medicare and medicaid spending. they have some of the worst school districts with no schools antidote jobs. -- notes skills and no jobs. you just seemed to be like a propaganda outlet -- outlet. host: appreciate your comment. i could not disagree with the board. we...
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i am happy republicans are fighting to have a balanced point of view for the fiscal cliff. if the president wants to spend $one. 6 trillion, he should cut the spending by that. it should be 400,000 jobs. people who give us jobs are the people that earn $400,000 and can afford to have a family and pay for employees. i am very grateful for your mentioning the fact he went on 310 campaigns. i was wondering what he was doing when he was not in the office leading. now i understand he was out campaigning. when he does campaign, have you been able to figure out how much he has cost the american taxpayer for the trips he takes? in hawaii, they mentioned he is lazy because he is from hawaii. i am wondering if he spends all his time campaigning. host: it sounds like he might spend time there because it is warmer than washington, d.c. caller: he does not work that much. when he was in chicago in the senate, in the illinois senate, he did not work that hard. he was only marked present. i did not believe that. now i see the way he operates. he does not seem to be doing his job. that is
i am happy republicans are fighting to have a balanced point of view for the fiscal cliff. if the president wants to spend $one. 6 trillion, he should cut the spending by that. it should be 400,000 jobs. people who give us jobs are the people that earn $400,000 and can afford to have a family and pay for employees. i am very grateful for your mentioning the fact he went on 310 campaigns. i was wondering what he was doing when he was not in the office leading. now i understand he was out...
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for the fiscal cliff negotiations later this year. the blitz he is doing is a sign of weakness. it is relevant as the openly questions for the first time lately, and he is in full damage control mode. he has an uphill climb. more and more republicans are beginning to decide they do not care what he thinks. more and more republicans are realizing that is all our nation's fiscal problem they cannot be part of grover norquist's army. a couple of weeks ago lindegren said he had crossed the rubicon on the need for revenue and deficit deals and urged his fellow republicans to join in in putting the need for a grand bargain, coburn, never one to shy away from a fight with norquist, said this week, "the well-to-do are ok paying some more taxes as long as the taxes aren't paid down the debt, not going to grow the government." on those words, national views at that kind of talk may not please norquist, but coburn does not care. other republicans are decided it did not care about norquist either in. jeb bush, as expected a figure -- as respected
for the fiscal cliff negotiations later this year. the blitz he is doing is a sign of weakness. it is relevant as the openly questions for the first time lately, and he is in full damage control mode. he has an uphill climb. more and more republicans are beginning to decide they do not care what he thinks. more and more republicans are realizing that is all our nation's fiscal problem they cannot be part of grover norquist's army. a couple of weeks ago lindegren said he had crossed the rubicon...
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there's the fiscal cliff lumine. -- looming. i've read press reports the last couple days which have suggested some republicans were already saying we will agree to the tax cuts being ended for the wealthiest americans. >> i think a lot of those people you are talking about are not only leaders in the republican party but in the business community. they are making the mistakes and has been made by many others before them. and that is negotiating with themselves. they want to be seen as leaders. they want to be seen as nice people and agreeable and knowledgeable about the problem. and they are saying we will make this deal. and the guys on the other side that are sitting in the white house and up on the hill or in other parties are sitting there and saying just let them keep talking and after a while we will probably be in pretty good shape and get to where we want to be. >> is that the strategy? >> in this town it is. it's nice to appear to be want to -- it's nice to appear to want to be friendly. my theory is we don't let peopl
there's the fiscal cliff lumine. -- looming. i've read press reports the last couple days which have suggested some republicans were already saying we will agree to the tax cuts being ended for the wealthiest americans. >> i think a lot of those people you are talking about are not only leaders in the republican party but in the business community. they are making the mistakes and has been made by many others before them. and that is negotiating with themselves. they want to be seen as...
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the fiscal cliff into a big problem. if we cannot do anything, we will hurt the economy. both parties will get together to do something. i have too much faith in them. host: the cost of this campaign was $5.40 billion in 2008. it is $6 billion when you combine the present campaign, the 34 u.s. senate races and the 34 races for the house of representatives. the present at 186 electoral college votes. 57 leaving. mitt romney has 36 states that lane mitt romney and 170 mitt romney electoral -- lean mitt romney and 170 mitt romney electoral votes. caller: question on the table is who we think is going to win and why. i believe president obama will be reelected. the tipping point will be the auto bailout. those people in ohio and michigan -- right now, the zero -- the economy in ohio and michigan and i spend a lot of time in wisconsin -- they will be voting for obama because of that bailout. romney can pick up the democratic states, north carolina and florida. obama could lose the popular vote due to an increased amount of republican turnout this year and the effects of sandy
the fiscal cliff into a big problem. if we cannot do anything, we will hurt the economy. both parties will get together to do something. i have too much faith in them. host: the cost of this campaign was $5.40 billion in 2008. it is $6 billion when you combine the present campaign, the 34 u.s. senate races and the 34 races for the house of representatives. the present at 186 electoral college votes. 57 leaving. mitt romney has 36 states that lane mitt romney and 170 mitt romney electoral --...
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we're a day and a half after the election and the fiscal cliff is six weeks away. i'm curious whether anybody here thinks this is going to be settled before christmas? >> unless we have a temporary agreement that pushes them into next year. >> are you saying we will or we need to in order to get our mind right? >> both. i don't agree with that. let me say in terms of the pieces, i see it a little differently. i think the treasury is the best estimates and they're always more pest mystic as you pointed out is that the treasury runs out of borrowing authority in february. i think that means that they run out of borrowing authority in the same way they did in may of 2011 which really means they can go to extraordinary movements within accounts and get another eight weeks worth of time. so instead of february, instead of the end of the year, instead of february, we're really talking about mid april, tax day to be likely. so i think that's kind of down the road. and i think it tends to move separately. i also think john boehner is very much aware of the damage that was
we're a day and a half after the election and the fiscal cliff is six weeks away. i'm curious whether anybody here thinks this is going to be settled before christmas? >> unless we have a temporary agreement that pushes them into next year. >> are you saying we will or we need to in order to get our mind right? >> both. i don't agree with that. let me say in terms of the pieces, i see it a little differently. i think the treasury is the best estimates and they're always more...
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caller: i have a comment about the fiscal cliff. tell me if i am missing something here. you are talking about the loss of all of these jobs in january. it seems to me that the tea party andy republicans are talking about -- and the republicans are talking about every time we extend the debt, the tea party is pushing back. we would have the loss of these jobs anyway under the republican plan. the only difference is they would not be in defense. they would be in other areas. am i missing something? guest: the loss of jobs would theoretically, not just from government contractors who would lose income because of budget cuts -- like defense companies you talked about. in theory, the loss of jobs would also come from the higher taxes that companies would have to pay. they say they will do less hiring or lay people off as a result of that. host: from minnesota, leonard is on our line for democrats. go ahead. you are on "washington journal." caller: the numbers on unemployment. 8.3%. we always focus in on unemployment. we have 4.3% unemployment, not 8.3%. businesses are working
caller: i have a comment about the fiscal cliff. tell me if i am missing something here. you are talking about the loss of all of these jobs in january. it seems to me that the tea party andy republicans are talking about -- and the republicans are talking about every time we extend the debt, the tea party is pushing back. we would have the loss of these jobs anyway under the republican plan. the only difference is they would not be in defense. they would be in other areas. am i missing...
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clearly, when you look at the fiscal condition, the consequences of going over the fiscal cliff -- republicans are going to have to abrogate that pledge. it is not conservatism bound to 35% tax rate. that is not one of the immutable principles of american conservatism. we want taxes to be as low as they can possibly be while running a government that is not bankrupt and in structural deficit for as far as the eye can see. you will have to see republican leaders step up here and meet the president's somewhere in the middle on this to get the country's fiscal path on a path to solvency so we can start to have economic growth again in the country. >> do you want to comment a little bit about what you expect from the next six weeks? not even six weeks? however many weeks it is now between -- between now and the start of this booklet. working in the white house limits what you can say, but how you see his plan at between now and january? >> steve is exactly right, all the you are seeing a very concerted members of the house dig in on a no revenues. it is good to see many republicans saying yes. i c
clearly, when you look at the fiscal condition, the consequences of going over the fiscal cliff -- republicans are going to have to abrogate that pledge. it is not conservatism bound to 35% tax rate. that is not one of the immutable principles of american conservatism. we want taxes to be as low as they can possibly be while running a government that is not bankrupt and in structural deficit for as far as the eye can see. you will have to see republican leaders step up here and meet the...
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with sequestration and the fiscal cliff. i talked to one republican media consultant the other day he said, you know, i think there's a chance that if obama wins comfortably with the electoral college and the underperform in the house or the senate, and clearly the republicans underperformed in the senate, every tossup race with democratic, just as charlie said, every swing tossup state went democratic, magnifying the outcome. if something like that happens, i think republican folks will give a little bit on taxes, because republican members of congress are just tired of being hammered for being for millionaires and billionaires. it looks as though the election goes against us, i think they will give ground there. so in the short term, i think there is an opportunity to address some of these issues, including the large defense cuts and across-the-board cuts and deficit issues in short term. but still, count me as a skeptic in the long term, on the bigger question of taxes and spending and entitlements. because the way the po
with sequestration and the fiscal cliff. i talked to one republican media consultant the other day he said, you know, i think there's a chance that if obama wins comfortably with the electoral college and the underperform in the house or the senate, and clearly the republicans underperformed in the senate, every tossup race with democratic, just as charlie said, every swing tossup state went democratic, magnifying the outcome. if something like that happens, i think republican folks will give a...
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falling off the fiscal cliff. this is lawrenceville, georgia. republican line. go ahead. caller: do not think the american people are listening. the middle class will get a 5% hike in their taxes in 2013. that means for a person like me, that is $4,000. obama promised he would not raise taxes on anybody making less than $250,000. i do not make anywhere near that. my taxes will go up 5%. you know, democrats keep saying that republicans want to take everybody back to the 50's. if you look are on the country, all of the states that are republican are paying off their bills. the only states that not paid off their bills are the democrats states. i think the republicans are going the right way. i say we get rid of obama and get somebody in there that can create jobs. host: democrats and republicans are working with each other in the politics -- the topic of our next discussions with two gentlemen who wrote a book on that topic taking a look at how they work with each other. thomas mannan and norman ornstein = = co-authors of "it's even worse than it looks"." >> right now, take
falling off the fiscal cliff. this is lawrenceville, georgia. republican line. go ahead. caller: do not think the american people are listening. the middle class will get a 5% hike in their taxes in 2013. that means for a person like me, that is $4,000. obama promised he would not raise taxes on anybody making less than $250,000. i do not make anywhere near that. my taxes will go up 5%. you know, democrats keep saying that republicans want to take everybody back to the 50's. if you look are on...
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cliff. then he talked about political reform. unless we deal with politically these other issues, so critically important -- they are not republican or democrat, they are american issues, problems that need to be solved. we need to solve them. the political dialogue is a real problem. the coarseness -- it has been aggravated by the media. you do not turn on the tv in order to be informed or educated. you normally turn on to your favorite station to have your views reinforced. i think about the declaration of independence. we ought to have a recent -- decent respect for the opinions of mankind. we have lost a decent respect that both sides should give to one another. if you take a look of the declaration of independence, the first amendment, speech, assembly, etc. -- they wanted a marketplace of ideas. is about tolerating the other person's point of view. it does not mean you have to agree with it. it means to tolerate it. i think executive experience, having been in congress for 12 years, i
cliff. then he talked about political reform. unless we deal with politically these other issues, so critically important -- they are not republican or democrat, they are american issues, problems that need to be solved. we need to solve them. the political dialogue is a real problem. the coarseness -- it has been aggravated by the media. you do not turn on the tv in order to be informed or educated. you normally turn on to your favorite station to have your views reinforced. i think about the...
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caller: the stimulus was made a mockery of by republicans, and is this fiscal cliff not what you want, so companies are out of work, and obama takes the blame for it? guest: absolutely not. we want people to have fulfilling lives and have good jobs. hi introduced legislation for accounting of the stimulus bill that did not go anywhere. there was supposed to be a commission the president was going to support. he did not. you need to be aware that at the time the democrats had controlled of the house, senate and the presidency. if we want to put blame, it is very clear. it was president obama, speaker nancy pelosi, and harry reid. we do not want the country to go over the cliff. it was a democratic senator that said this could happen. in need to be aware that the president has said he does not mind if sequestered goes into effect, which is sad because it puts the military at risk in our country at risk. long term, as president ronald reagan did, we need a strong national defense. host: let me get your reaction to an idea that was floated yesterday and this morning on the front page of "
caller: the stimulus was made a mockery of by republicans, and is this fiscal cliff not what you want, so companies are out of work, and obama takes the blame for it? guest: absolutely not. we want people to have fulfilling lives and have good jobs. hi introduced legislation for accounting of the stimulus bill that did not go anywhere. there was supposed to be a commission the president was going to support. he did not. you need to be aware that at the time the democrats had controlled of the...
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in congress if you go over the fiscal cliff. how long can you have that hard line on those making 250 and above. >> america faces a very serious problem and our goal is to make sure it gets solved. we have a debt problem that is out of control. we have got to cut spending and i believe it is appropriate to put revenues on the table. the receive news we are putting on the table are going to come from, guess who? the rich. there are ways to limit deductions, close loopholes and have the same people pay more -- more of their money to the federal government without raising the tax rates which we believe will harm our economy. \[inaudible question] >> i think our members understand the seriousness of the situation that our country faces. trillion dollar deficits for as far as the eye can see. $16 trillion of debt on the books. every man, woman and child owing the american government $50,000 and that number is increasing every single year. as a result, our members understand that we've got to solve the problem, and we will. >> the hou
in congress if you go over the fiscal cliff. how long can you have that hard line on those making 250 and above. >> america faces a very serious problem and our goal is to make sure it gets solved. we have a debt problem that is out of control. we have got to cut spending and i believe it is appropriate to put revenues on the table. the receive news we are putting on the table are going to come from, guess who? the rich. there are ways to limit deductions, close loopholes and have the...
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on both issues we talked about at length, fiscal cliff and immigration, the people who lead the republican party, the smart people, except for the ideologues, know that their positions helped create a situation where they lost the election. they are going to have to change. i think we are going to find our republican colleagues more willing to compromise and deal. i think we will find that they realize that obstruction does not work. will there be a group of republicans who are still for obstruction? yes. as i said, they will have less power in 2012. you will see the 2013-2014 session of congress and relations between the white house be considerably better than they were in 2011-2012. that is what i think one of the things the tone of speaker boehner's indicated. -- of speaker boehner's speech indicated. everyone agrees that the economy is moving slowly and we need some kind of stimulus. it is certainly on the table as part of a grand bargain. >> we have about three minutes left. we have two new york institutions that need to ask questions. we're going to start with tom did frank. >> he is
on both issues we talked about at length, fiscal cliff and immigration, the people who lead the republican party, the smart people, except for the ideologues, know that their positions helped create a situation where they lost the election. they are going to have to change. i think we are going to find our republican colleagues more willing to compromise and deal. i think we will find that they realize that obstruction does not work. will there be a group of republicans who are still for...
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host: is all part of this fiscal cliff debate. guest: is going to be an exciting end of the year. that is something with medicare, and you hear providers say that because of that problem, i might stop seeing medicare patients. host: republican, maria. go ahead. thanks for waiting. caller: i remember watching friday night at 11:00 by christmas, and seeing on c-span and the vote for obamacare, and was released suspect. why are -- and it was released suspect why are these guys hanging around to vote on this when they have not read the bill? there was such a push to get it through. and then not one republican voted for it. you had the people who did vote admitting they had not ready. -- had not read it. i thought it was suspicious, and think to know what you of the promised transparency. guest: this is a criticism you hear a lot about the bill. a lot of times even if people oppose what is in, they really oppose the process. you'll see that more and more with things like the fiscal cliff. that might be another thing we see coming through around christmas, new years, kind of end of the
host: is all part of this fiscal cliff debate. guest: is going to be an exciting end of the year. that is something with medicare, and you hear providers say that because of that problem, i might stop seeing medicare patients. host: republican, maria. go ahead. thanks for waiting. caller: i remember watching friday night at 11:00 by christmas, and seeing on c-span and the vote for obamacare, and was released suspect. why are -- and it was released suspect why are these guys hanging around to...
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conference chairman looks at the so-called fiscal cliff and how republicans and democrats could come to an agreement. she also talks about republican priorities for the next congress. tomorrow at 10:00 and 6:00 eastern on c-span. >> my inspiration was the idea i wanted to to explain how totalitarianism happens. we do know the story of the cold war. we know the documents we have seen, the archives that described relationships. roosevelt and stalin and truman. we know the main events from our point of view. what i wanted to do was show from a different angle, the ground up, what did it feel like to be one of the people that were subjected to the system, and how did people make choices in the system, and how did they react in the hay? >> one of the things that has happened since 1989 is the region we used to call eastern europe has become very differentiated. these countries no longer have much in common with each other, except for the common memory of communist occupation. >> more with an applebaum in germany.soviet eastern m -- anne applebaum. that is a big night at 8:00 on c-span "q&
conference chairman looks at the so-called fiscal cliff and how republicans and democrats could come to an agreement. she also talks about republican priorities for the next congress. tomorrow at 10:00 and 6:00 eastern on c-span. >> my inspiration was the idea i wanted to to explain how totalitarianism happens. we do know the story of the cold war. we know the documents we have seen, the archives that described relationships. roosevelt and stalin and truman. we know the main events from...
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host: do you think it tops the agenda list >> guest: other than the fiscal cliff and the grand bargain, i do. host: charles. connecticut. republican line. caller: i would like to see a filibuster done away with, but i would like to see it replaced with this -- whenever there is a major bill, and you can develop a definition for a major bill, but whenever a party presents a major bill, you have to pass it with at least 20% vote of the opposing party. the idea is the congress is there for the american people. if the party proposing the bill cannot convince the least 20% of the other party that this is a bill that is good for the american people, then i do not think that bill should pass. it should be mandatory that you get at least 20% of the people of the opposing party to agree with you. host: gail russell chaddock? guest: that is an interesting idea, but what we have done is impose a stronger filibuster. they are not like "mr. smith goes to washington" where jimmy stewart is a gasping for breath after standing up for hours. it is like a routine where you do not have to tell the joke,
host: do you think it tops the agenda list >> guest: other than the fiscal cliff and the grand bargain, i do. host: charles. connecticut. republican line. caller: i would like to see a filibuster done away with, but i would like to see it replaced with this -- whenever there is a major bill, and you can develop a definition for a major bill, but whenever a party presents a major bill, you have to pass it with at least 20% vote of the opposing party. the idea is the congress is there for...
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. >> on the republican side, how would a vote on either the fiscal cliff or raising the debt ceiling help the gop make their case? i am not entirely sure that it would. i am not sure hal and effective issue it would be pure >> the houses out now -- it would be. >> the house is out now. >> there is no public indication. you talk with some senators who yesterday were saying that not a lot is going on, more privately them publicly. but since then, we know that president obama and steve [indiscernible] spoke yesterday evening. the fact that neither side is leaking what happened on that call, you might say that they are trying to get back on track. they know that if they leak each other's confrontations, that is not good. there are only two participating really in this negotiation. and if they choose not to leak out that information widely, it is a speculation. >> what is the handle and how quickly could be brought -- what is the end goal and how quickly could be brought up for a vote? >> the goal is a down payment or some kind of thing for revenues, which is enough to get us past the fis
. >> on the republican side, how would a vote on either the fiscal cliff or raising the debt ceiling help the gop make their case? i am not entirely sure that it would. i am not sure hal and effective issue it would be pure >> the houses out now -- it would be. >> the house is out now. >> there is no public indication. you talk with some senators who yesterday were saying that not a lot is going on, more privately them publicly. but since then, we know that president...
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eastern time john boehner will hold a press conference discussing the fiscal cliff. joe in gaithersburg, maryland, republican line. it is your turn. give us your take on the results. caller: good morning, sir. i would just like to say i cannot understand this election that just happened. i am not happy about the election results. i understand the democratic process is one man, one votes, and i guess obama wins, but i've never seen so much demonizing of wealthy people and people that want to make money. people have to understand that people who make money are not the enemy. people who do that have funded a lot of the economic progress, a lot of the charities in this country, they are started by wealthy people. if we want to make the wealthy more corps, you know, -- more before, you know, you have to understand the poor will also become poor. we have seen this in russia, china, east germany -- i mean, nobody is healthy. everybody is equally miserable everybody has to understand, let's not tax the wealthy so much, and pretty soon you will not have wealthy people any mor
eastern time john boehner will hold a press conference discussing the fiscal cliff. joe in gaithersburg, maryland, republican line. it is your turn. give us your take on the results. caller: good morning, sir. i would just like to say i cannot understand this election that just happened. i am not happy about the election results. i understand the democratic process is one man, one votes, and i guess obama wins, but i've never seen so much demonizing of wealthy people and people that want to...
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. >> when it comes to the fiscal cliff is he willing to let all the bush tax cuts expire if he can't get a deal on the tax cuts for the wealthiest america? how can you be sure americans will blame republicans. >> the american people want and expect action. it isn't about blame. the question you're asking has to be asked to congress. the president can't pass a law through the house. a lass has passed that extends tax cuts for 98% of the american people. everyone who makes under $250,000. 97% of small businesses, the president made clear today he would sign that law tomorrow if the house were to pass it and it makes all the sense for the world for the house to do that. what is the argument for not passing it? that we're going to force everyone to have a higher tax bill next year just because millionaires and billionaires didn't get a tax cut? that's a nonsensical argument and it is certainly not what the american people believe should be done in washington as i think has been deman straited and we need to take on a number of issues including tax reform. but one thing we can do right aw
. >> when it comes to the fiscal cliff is he willing to let all the bush tax cuts expire if he can't get a deal on the tax cuts for the wealthiest america? how can you be sure americans will blame republicans. >> the american people want and expect action. it isn't about blame. the question you're asking has to be asked to congress. the president can't pass a law through the house. a lass has passed that extends tax cuts for 98% of the american people. everyone who makes under...
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talking about ideological rigidity -- one things republicans want is changes in the structures of the entitlement programs. one flashpoint is paul ryan and the idea of premium support for medicare. there must be a flicker of the interest in democrats on that alice rivlin has endorsed the idea. it is not that different than your health care reform approach where you give people subsidies to go into exchanges but it has a public auction. is that something you think is completely off the table as a long-term reform at -- if the president is reelected of -- or could that be part of a broader package of the prayer -- republicans can get in other areas? >> i have not seen a design of this plan that is viable. when the congressional budget office looked at the ryan plan, the voucher plan, they did a series of analyses and you will hear democrats and the president saying in the first year seniors would take 64 months -- would pay $6,400 more. for '64 hundred dollars more out of a seniors pocket, which is a huge hit to their financial security, how much deficit savings did this cbo say you wou
talking about ideological rigidity -- one things republicans want is changes in the structures of the entitlement programs. one flashpoint is paul ryan and the idea of premium support for medicare. there must be a flicker of the interest in democrats on that alice rivlin has endorsed the idea. it is not that different than your health care reform approach where you give people subsidies to go into exchanges but it has a public auction. is that something you think is completely off the table as...
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the fiscal cliff is much rosier. that's just what i'm saying here. mitt romney took a step back by insisting that overall, net tax revenues from the highest income people would not decline. i had not heard him emphasize that until the debate. that shows you where the wind is blowing. i think the election, a combination of the election and, more importantly, the fiscal cliff where the rate goes up next is more possible than it would be a year ago. >> if republicans do well, doesn't make sense that sticking with their argument would work better for them? >> i don't think they will do that well. second, even if they should do well, the basic math will still be there. they will have to abandon one of three points of the stool. it is mathematically impossible. there will have to abandon keeping taxes -- preventing tax increases in the middle class. i don't think they want to do that or they will have to abandon lowering the rates on the wealthy or deficit-reduction proposal i think if they are in charge, they will not wan
the fiscal cliff is much rosier. that's just what i'm saying here. mitt romney took a step back by insisting that overall, net tax revenues from the highest income people would not decline. i had not heard him emphasize that until the debate. that shows you where the wind is blowing. i think the election, a combination of the election and, more importantly, the fiscal cliff where the rate goes up next is more possible than it would be a year ago. >> if republicans do well, doesn't make...
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work is expected on the impending fiscal cliff, x -- including the expiration of the bush eric tax cuts, raising the debt ceiling implant gus to domestic and military spending. loorow all the florida th debates. >> a discussion on the future of the republican party from washington journal, about 40 minutes. guest: including me. than romney losing. obama may have been the only democratic candidate running on a record of a weak economy and debt crisis that we face and still win. yet, he did. they did very many things that were right. you can point to a couple of things with mitt romney. he may not have been the perfect candidate for 2012 given his corporate turnaround background, secondly, he did not get something republicans have counted on and that is the white working-class voters. in states like ohio, the ads attacking mayor romney as a corporate raider and buccaneer that went on for many months put on by the obama campaign seemed to work. the white working-class vote did not turn out for mitt romney in the numbers he needed. host: you had a piece yesterday, "the survivor in chief." y
work is expected on the impending fiscal cliff, x -- including the expiration of the bush eric tax cuts, raising the debt ceiling implant gus to domestic and military spending. loorow all the florida th debates. >> a discussion on the future of the republican party from washington journal, about 40 minutes. guest: including me. than romney losing. obama may have been the only democratic candidate running on a record of a weak economy and debt crisis that we face and still win. yet, he...
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fiscal cliff legislation. > >> what happened inside the caucus last night at 7:30. >> it was about the short as one i have ever seen. john boehner said he did not have the vote and we passed the bill, two bills that harry reid has been sitting on and the senate. he said he is available to negotiate. mr. kantor said we would be called back within 48 hours notice and see you after christmas. that's all it was. host: are they negotiate from a position of strength? guest: the speaker has been negotiating as much as he can -- i think the president has not been dealing in good and faith and not negotiating at all. he gave us a plan that was his budget that was voted on in the senate, 99-0 against his budget and in the house, he gets zero votes for it also. that is what the president put on the table. i don't think he has been negotiating in good faith. we need to find solutions to the fiscal problems that america faces and spending. it is not taxes, spending. republicans across the board and not raising taxes on any
fiscal cliff legislation. > >> what happened inside the caucus last night at 7:30. >> it was about the short as one i have ever seen. john boehner said he did not have the vote and we passed the bill, two bills that harry reid has been sitting on and the senate. he said he is available to negotiate. mr. kantor said we would be called back within 48 hours notice and see you after christmas. that's all it was. host: are they negotiate from a position of strength? guest: the speaker...
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i think as far as the fiscal cliff is concerned, the democrats and republicans need to come together and they need to do that rather quickly, because that's the way i feel about it. host: do you think it decides it should just agree to pass the tax cuts -- extend the tax cuts for middle-class americans and then wait until later to resume the debate over spending and tax cuts for wealthy americans? caller: they should start with that. and if they agree on that, then they can go on to the next thing. but this lagging and dragging along on both sides makes no sense. host: here is the washington post this morning. [video clip] >> i don't think the issue right now has to do with sitting in a room. the issue right now that is relevant is the acknowledgment that if we are going to raise revenues that are sufficient to balance with very tough cuts we have already made and further reforms and entitlements i'm prepared to make, that we are going to have to see the rates on the top to% go up. we are not calling to able to get a deal without it. host: that was the president talking about whether
i think as far as the fiscal cliff is concerned, the democrats and republicans need to come together and they need to do that rather quickly, because that's the way i feel about it. host: do you think it decides it should just agree to pass the tax cuts -- extend the tax cuts for middle-class americans and then wait until later to resume the debate over spending and tax cuts for wealthy americans? caller: they should start with that. and if they agree on that, then they can go on to the next...
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i want to talk about the fiscal cliff that is up and coming. i want to talk about the positive affects that marijuana can have on the fiscal cliff. it can create state and federal revenue. do you think that marijuana has a positive effect on the upcoming fiscal cliff? host: about the economics of this -- these two marijuana as initiatives -- talk to us about that guest: a don't think these proposals will have anything to do with the fiscal cliff. overall economics of the measures to regulate marijuana like alcohol, but colorado's center for law enforcement can bring as -- in as much as $60 million to the state of colorado. $40 million of that is earmarked to public schools so that can be a boon. there is similar fiscal estimates in washington but i don't have the exact number. the funds that are brought in from that law will go to research for use and abuse prevention. host: we happened to have the numbers from the colorado center on law and policy, the projected tax revenue in marijuana sales in colorado -- $32 million added to the state budge
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fiscal cliff. even though for months they have not really flushed out with great detail where they wanted to see savings, yesterday they did. they came out with a proposal which talked about waiving the eligibility age for medicare from 65 to 67. they talked about recalculating the cost-of-living adjustment for seniors who are on social security. it's the so-called chained c.p.i. which would lower the year in and year out increase for people on social security in terms of keeping up with the cost of living. and these proposals really need a full vigorous debate before the american people before we move in that direction which i would argue and certainly you and others here this afternoon would be the wrong direction for middle class and working family americans. you know, in terms of medicare, i think it's really important historically to review how medicare came into existence. in 1965 when it was signed into law, president lyndon johnson, on the porch of harry truman's house in independence, miss
fiscal cliff. even though for months they have not really flushed out with great detail where they wanted to see savings, yesterday they did. they came out with a proposal which talked about waiving the eligibility age for medicare from 65 to 67. they talked about recalculating the cost-of-living adjustment for seniors who are on social security. it's the so-called chained c.p.i. which would lower the year in and year out increase for people on social security in terms of keeping up with the...
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fiscal cliff. boehner said it's time for them to get serious about the spending problem that our country has. republicans complain that for all the talk of coming up with a balanced budget plan, he has made little effort to identify specific proposals beyond increasing taxes on the wealthy. "the white house has not produced any of the balance in the president's described balance proposal that peter roscoe, the house g.o.p.'s deputy whip. boehner and the other house republican leaders will meet on thursday with treasury sec tir tim geitner and the white house's chief congressional li aison to discuss the fiscal cliff. that's the hill newspaper. here's politico this morning, inside the talk, fiscal cliff deal emerging is what some write this morning. and that's from politico this morning. first call up on our question this morning, g.o.p. says address the spending problem and in silver spring, maryland, democrat, good morning anne. caller: yes, well i would like the g.o.p. to be a little more specifi
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fiscal cliff and go into next year and the grand bargain, whatever? >> there are a couple of things. one of them is a longer-term goal. it is addressing the composition of the electorate and how it is going to look going forward. it means to be a conversation about that in terms of how does tea party come together on that. the other parts of it is that there is terrific leadership around the country that we can look to. republicans did not win the white house last night and we cannot win the senate last night. as of last night, there are 30 republican governors around this country and there is diversity. you have nikki haley and susanna martinez in new mexico and bobby jindal. there is diversity. there is leadership in those states in terms of how they are dealing with fiscal issues. a lot of that, you can look to the states and the leadership here is around the country in terms of what they are happy with and what they do and look to republicans in terms of how they handle the budget and the economy. >> mitch mcconnell and john boehner are heading in
fiscal cliff and go into next year and the grand bargain, whatever? >> there are a couple of things. one of them is a longer-term goal. it is addressing the composition of the electorate and how it is going to look going forward. it means to be a conversation about that in terms of how does tea party come together on that. the other parts of it is that there is terrific leadership around the country that we can look to. republicans did not win the white house last night and we cannot win...
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the fiscal cliff, the republican candidates are very serious when they say their number one goal of getting this country back on track and putting the american people back to work. host: does the board, california. -- modesto. caller: nancy pelosi said there were still boring to be in charge of the house in 2010 so let the republicans spent all they want. as far as benghazi, he said "act of terror" in passing. this is a cover up. they did not want the american people to know this was an act of terror under his watch. this guy has lied, allied, lied, and wide. what about gay marriage? what about during all this stuff right before the election. all of a sudden, he's gone to let all of these immigrants today -- get a free pass. we are not stupid. this was all done for political gain. we should get this guy got because he should have never been there in the first place. host: a.j. spiker, a caller brought up emigration. this is from the cnn political tinker. these are comments that relate to your neck of the woods. his plans were given in an off the record interview and made public only after t
the fiscal cliff, the republican candidates are very serious when they say their number one goal of getting this country back on track and putting the american people back to work. host: does the board, california. -- modesto. caller: nancy pelosi said there were still boring to be in charge of the house in 2010 so let the republicans spent all they want. as far as benghazi, he said "act of terror" in passing. this is a cover up. they did not want the american people to know this was...
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more than five weeks ago, republicans signaled our willingness to avert the fiscal cliff with a bipartisan agreement that is truly balanced and begins to solve our spending problems. the president still has not made an offer that meets those two standards. republicans have. while the president promised the american people a balanced approach, his proposals have been anything but. he wants far more in tax hikes and spending cuts. he wants new stimulus spending and the ability to raise the debt limit whenever he wants without any cuts or reforms. it is clear the president is not serious about cutting spending. spending is a problem. how big the problem? look at this chart. this line is the current baseline for revenue. here, if the president got everything he wanted, over $1.4 trillion in taxes, this is what that would represent. if you look at the spending problem, you see it does nothing, nothing to stop the spending problem that our country has. republicans want to solve this problem by getting the spending down. the president wants to pretend the spending is not a problem. that is why we
more than five weeks ago, republicans signaled our willingness to avert the fiscal cliff with a bipartisan agreement that is truly balanced and begins to solve our spending problems. the president still has not made an offer that meets those two standards. republicans have. while the president promised the american people a balanced approach, his proposals have been anything but. he wants far more in tax hikes and spending cuts. he wants new stimulus spending and the ability to raise the debt...
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everyone, democrat and republican. supports extending those tax cuts for the middle class, extending them for 98% of the american people and 97% of the small businesses. as you heard the president say on friday and as i know you'll hear him say when he meets with you tomorrow, this is a step that the white house -- that the washington can take that would create certainty for almost all americans, certainty for almost all small businesses. would help alleviate some of the potential damage caused by -- that could be caused by the fiscal cliff, and would enable us to move forward to address the many other issues that we have that confront us. it would be an excellent way to demonstrate to the american public that after an election where these issues were central to the debate, washington can move forward and we can compromise. >> given the -- everything that's going on with petraeus and allen, is there -- is the president going to ask the national security team to sort of, hey, guys, i know you want to leave, but get me a
everyone, democrat and republican. supports extending those tax cuts for the middle class, extending them for 98% of the american people and 97% of the small businesses. as you heard the president say on friday and as i know you'll hear him say when he meets with you tomorrow, this is a step that the white house -- that the washington can take that would create certainty for almost all americans, certainty for almost all small businesses. would help alleviate some of the potential damage caused...
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we are talking about the fiscal cliff and the national debt. we have separate phone lines for democrats and republicans and independents. we look forward to hearing from all of you. we will also get some tweets for david walker, founder and ceo of the comeback america initiative. guest: it's a 501 (c)(3) nonprofits that focuses on citizen education engagement with regard to federal, state, local fiscal challenges and trust to come up with non- partisan solutions that ought to be able to gain bipartisan support to put our finances in order. host: we have been talked about the deadline at the end of december. what is a short-term solution to avoiding the fiscal cliff? guest: there are certain things scheduled to expire that should be allowed to expire. the 2% payroll tax deduction. that was intended to be a temporary stimulus. it also set a bad precedent. 99 weeks is enough for unemployment benefits. we have extended that several times and it was appropriate, but that's enough. the balance of the big items can be deferred for nine months to a yea
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some republicans will not want to get him this. >> after the election, the also face a fiscal cliff. >> he did not want to risk hurting the recovery by getting rid of something that is popular and benefits families. the bigger picture is that it is a very popular tax deduction that many people in america and joy. it would be a big fight to get rid of something like that. since there is much prospect for that to be change anytime soon. >> there is some sense that there is a broad deal that lowers the overall rate and as some of the deductions could be in play next year. problem not eliminated but maybe there could be some scale back or an income limit
some republicans will not want to get him this. >> after the election, the also face a fiscal cliff. >> he did not want to risk hurting the recovery by getting rid of something that is popular and benefits families. the bigger picture is that it is a very popular tax deduction that many people in america and joy. it would be a big fight to get rid of something like that. since there is much prospect for that to be change anytime soon. >> there is some sense that there is a...
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cliff and other democrats and republicans will reach a compromise before the deadline and other big issues on the agenda. this is 45 minutes. >> thank you. we are going to get on with our program right now. let me introduce the moderator, ron brownstein. the editorial director of the national journal and atlantic. he oversees the political coverage coming out of our company. he writes a weekly column for national internal. he is regularly on cnn and major cable networks. he is the most astute analyst in washington political analysts. a couple changes to the program. jean sperling could not make it today. there is a meeting going on right now which may be could be productive, maybe not. but we do have congressman allyson schwartz from pennsylvania who has served on the ways and means committee in the house and the budget committee. she is in this environment and has gone on to become a really big deal. we are happy to have you with us terry >> thank you. jean was some of the way for a meeting which may or may not be good news on the fiscal front. i am hoping this is a little less a v
cliff and other democrats and republicans will reach a compromise before the deadline and other big issues on the agenda. this is 45 minutes. >> thank you. we are going to get on with our program right now. let me introduce the moderator, ron brownstein. the editorial director of the national journal and atlantic. he oversees the political coverage coming out of our company. he writes a weekly column for national internal. he is regularly on cnn and major cable networks. he is the most...
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should we go over the fiscal cliff? the democrats, 202-585-3880. republicans, 202-585-3881. independents and all others, 2.202-585-388 yesterday at the daily news conference of the white house, jay carney the spokesman there was asked about liberals who are advocating going off the so- called fiscal cliff. here is what he had to say. [video clip] >> he spoke with john boehner. by the weekend and he will meet with them at the appropriate time as well as nancy pelosi and mitch mcconnell. so the process that he began is continuing. recanting you to be optimistic that a balanced approach is achievable. we know what the solutions are. it was senator who said that in an op-ed, one benefit of all of the debate said we have had any discussions over the past couple of years is that we know what the parameters of a balanced solution for these challenges look like. and they include both spending cuts and revenues and entitlement reform. they have to have -- all three legs of the school of got to report of that. >> jay carney at the white house. was asked about the idea of going off the
should we go over the fiscal cliff? the democrats, 202-585-3880. republicans, 202-585-3881. independents and all others, 2.202-585-388 yesterday at the daily news conference of the white house, jay carney the spokesman there was asked about liberals who are advocating going off the so- called fiscal cliff. here is what he had to say. [video clip] >> he spoke with john boehner. by the weekend and he will meet with them at the appropriate time as well as nancy pelosi and mitch mcconnell. so...
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he's a republican. that thee gop's say fiscal cliff deal is what defined grover norquist. let's hear congressman pete king of new york, a republican. he was on meet the press yesterday. [video clip] >> i agree entirely it. if i were in congress in 1941, i would have signed a declaration of war against japan. i would not attack japan today. the world has changed. i think everything should be on the table. i am opposed to tax increases. the speaker and majority leader and the president will be in a room trying to find the best package. we should not take ironclad positions. i would say john boehner has put together pretty good package and has been conciliatory in his language. host: that was yesterday. we are asking republicans what you think about indications from some republicans that they are willing to break their anti-tax pledge. here's the washington post story -- we will go to the phones to hear from kiev and, joining us from stafford, virginia. good morning. caller: good morning. if you listen very carefully, peter keane and even saxon chambliss and lindsey graham al
he's a republican. that thee gop's say fiscal cliff deal is what defined grover norquist. let's hear congressman pete king of new york, a republican. he was on meet the press yesterday. [video clip] >> i agree entirely it. if i were in congress in 1941, i would have signed a declaration of war against japan. i would not attack japan today. the world has changed. i think everything should be on the table. i am opposed to tax increases. the speaker and majority leader and the president will...
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caller: yes, as far as the fiscal cliff, i was wondering about maybe raising taxes. q. what are they planning on cutting? i live paycheck to paycheck. i was curious as to what people are planning on cutting instead of just raising taxes? host: you said you are living paycheck to paycheck. are you doing anything to prepare in case the u.s. goes off the fiscal cliff? caller: just try to work to make a living. this economy is not helping much. host: thank you. today's wall street journal talks a little bit about the impact of going off the fiscal cliff in this chart -- we will take you through few more those scenarios throughout the show. but we want to go to jeff from texas, the independent line. your confidence in the u.s. economy as we are approaching this fiscal cliff. caller: yes, thank you. i don't see much confidence. i don't see the fiscal cliff as the big problem. the problem is the federal reserve monetary policy. the idea that the weekend keep printing money and borrowing money and expect the government to carry everything. we are buying up all these bonds and k
caller: yes, as far as the fiscal cliff, i was wondering about maybe raising taxes. q. what are they planning on cutting? i live paycheck to paycheck. i was curious as to what people are planning on cutting instead of just raising taxes? host: you said you are living paycheck to paycheck. are you doing anything to prepare in case the u.s. goes off the fiscal cliff? caller: just try to work to make a living. this economy is not helping much. host: thank you. today's wall street journal talks a...
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but did you try to frame the discussion on post election politics, the fiscal cliff. let me begin with you what the environment will be like post november 6. >> we have no idea what the environment will look like. i thought he clearly stated what the republican position is. no tax increases. do not give an inch on health care. >> you talked about what congress will be dealing with next year. what i thought was interesting was that this is a calendar year 2016. -- 2013. we're good to see a lot of chance kicking down the road. they will be dealing with president romney or president obama. >> where almost at the end of the road when it comes to some of these issues. >> a do not know how they will do it. >> i cannot see a living giving -- other than giving up that statement how they would massaged their way through december 2013 if and when they finally get tax reform. >> you brought up by partisanship. will it be different next year? >> it is hard to tell. republicans won a lower spending -- want to lower and taxes. democrats want lower spending a slightly higher taxes.
but did you try to frame the discussion on post election politics, the fiscal cliff. let me begin with you what the environment will be like post november 6. >> we have no idea what the environment will look like. i thought he clearly stated what the republican position is. no tax increases. do not give an inch on health care. >> you talked about what congress will be dealing with next year. what i thought was interesting was that this is a calendar year 2016. -- 2013. we're good to...
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to come up with a compromise on the fiscal cliff. would you be open to anything they will come up with? >> i will not be open to raising taxes. that is wrong. that is the last thing we want to do. a bunch more tax increases are coming with obamacare. we do not want to increase the tax burden. the other thing we have to be concerned about is if there is a move to suspend the sequestered, that is a mistake. if there is a move to spend that member what happened last week. a week later the market had taught a total of 1300 points. the schedule cuts that are supposed to take place, if those are suspended, the only thing the taxpayers would have gotten is to $0.40 trillion in debt. we would not have done any reform or savings. that is a concern. the only thing worse than cutting national defence is not having any scheduled cut at all. we have to be real careful there is a move just to suspend the sequestered. that is a mistake. the proper approach is what we have already passed, a bill that said let's replace it with savings from elsewhere
to come up with a compromise on the fiscal cliff. would you be open to anything they will come up with? >> i will not be open to raising taxes. that is wrong. that is the last thing we want to do. a bunch more tax increases are coming with obamacare. we do not want to increase the tax burden. the other thing we have to be concerned about is if there is a move to suspend the sequestered, that is a mistake. if there is a move to spend that member what happened last week. a week later the...
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some republicans will not want to get him this. >> after the election, the also face a fiscal cliff. >> he did not want to risk hurting the recovery by getting rid of something that is popular and benefits families. the bigger picture is that it is a very popular tax deduction that many people in america and joy. it would be a big fight to get rid of something like that. i don't see there is much prospect for that to be change anytime soon. >> there is some sense that there is a broad deal that lowers the overall rate and as some of the deductions could be in play next year. problem not eliminated but maybe there could be some scale back or an income limitation or a limitation on the value that could potentially be scaled back. there's going to be a huge fight. >> housing prices are on an uptick. the secretary took credit for that. the obama administration took credit. he did not want to give a grade for their efforts so far. are others giving him and the obama administration a grade? >> it depends on who you ask. he gets the full range. he is right to point out that it is hard to sa
some republicans will not want to get him this. >> after the election, the also face a fiscal cliff. >> he did not want to risk hurting the recovery by getting rid of something that is popular and benefits families. the bigger picture is that it is a very popular tax deduction that many people in america and joy. it would be a big fight to get rid of something like that. i don't see there is much prospect for that to be change anytime soon. >> there is some sense that there is...
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, or fiscal cliff 1.0. tax cuts were about to expire. the democrats did not want to extend all of the tax cuts. harry reid was trying to create an impression that it was the time that republicans were obstructing the process, obstructing what the democrats wanted to do. what he was trying to do was set the agenda and create an environment so he could win politically. he set up after this quotation a rare weekend session in the senate where he had two votes . no republican amendments were allowed, and he showed republicans were obstructionists and would not go along with what he thought was good for the country. this was a ploy designed to shift attention from the democrats' ability to go along with what republicans wanted to do to republican saying they did not want to do what democrats wanted to do. he was seeking to control the agenda. that is the real issue here. there are times when minorities of both parties will obstruct the majority because they need or want to. the real issue in the debate today is
, or fiscal cliff 1.0. tax cuts were about to expire. the democrats did not want to extend all of the tax cuts. harry reid was trying to create an impression that it was the time that republicans were obstructing the process, obstructing what the democrats wanted to do. what he was trying to do was set the agenda and create an environment so he could win politically. he set up after this quotation a rare weekend session in the senate where he had two votes . no republican amendments were...